Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.144.1-2

Description

A dark green dress, consisting of two parts: a skirt and a bodice. The skirt is long, with olive green cording along the hem and decorative folds/ruffles in the front. There is a light brown stripe of fabric along the waistband. The skirt opens at the side, and closes with a hook-and-eye clasp at the top. The bodice is dark green with puffed shoulders, and has red and black plaid detailing along the wrists, the upper sleeves, the waist, and down the front of the bodice. The bodice opens in the middle of the front, and closes with numerous silver hook-and-eye clasps. There is boning inside the bodice as well.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Skirt, Bodice

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Baize

Material

Fabric, Metal

Color

Green, Olive, Brown, Black, Red, Silver

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890 - 1895

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Date is according to note on tags.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Skirt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bodice

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

406A

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

406B

Dimensions

Length

42-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

For the skirt; measurements taken while lying flat.

Width

28-1/2 in

Length

24 in

Dimension Notes

For the jacket; measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair